CVE-2015-3273

MEDIUM

Moodle 2.9.x - Authenticated Access Control Bypass via Forum Post Copy to All Groups

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

mod/forum/post.php in Moodle 2.9.x before 2.9.1 does not consider the mod/forum:canposttomygroups capability before authorizing "Post a copy to all groups" actions, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging per-group authorization.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032877
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=316663

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
moodle/moodle 2.9.0
Published Feb 22, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026